Toy rapid-fire gun



p 1933- w. TRUBENBACH ET AL 1,927,424-

TOY RAPID-FIRE GUN Filed D90. 21, 1931 6 INVENTORS w MMM 1 mm Patented Sept. 19, 1933 PATE OFFICE Fig. l'is charging impact of the firing pin.

"wa ter Trubenbacli, Bloomfield, and Frank Warholick, Irvingtong. N. J.

: Application December 21 1931 Serial No. 582,304

z-Claims. (01. 124-13) This invention relatesto animproved construction of: rapid-fire gun in the form of, a toy for children; and the invention has for its prin cipal "object toprovideanoyel and simple toy gun i capable of holding a comparatively large supply of lprojectil'esyand operative to successively dischargefthe stored projectiles with great rapidity until the'supply thereof is exhausted. .The inventionhas-for a further object to provide a novel magazine-f or holding-the supply of projectiles, which :also serves as a shoulder brace or :stock for. steadily supporting the gun in the hands of the user, while the latter is aiming and discharging the gun. r

The invention alsohas for an object to provide a" novel'form and'arrangement offiring'pin, which, ina position of rest, serves asa detent for retaining projectiles against undesired escape fromthe magazine; and the invention has for another object-to provide means toretain projectiles against outward movementthrough the gun barrel," untili-operatively subjected to; dis- Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularlyenumerated, will be understoodfifrom the following detailed description thereof.

"An illustrative embodiment of'the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in w-hich aside facerview of the toyrapid-fire gun" according to this inventio'mxand Fig. 2 is a central lon'gitudinal'verti'cal section through the same; drawnbn an enlarged scale, with the fir- V ing-pin's'hown in projectile detaining position;

Fig. 3%;is a fragmentary 'view,'-similar to that of Fig. 2Ibut showing the firingbolt and firing-pin retracted to release'a projectile from the magazine and into alignment with. the gun barrel ready for discharge through the latter under the impact of the released firing bolt and its firing-pin;

Fig.4 is adetailti'ansverse section, taken on line 9-4 in'Fig.2;-Fig'.'5 is a detail transverse section 'takenon line 5""'5"in Fig. 3; and Fig; 6 is adetail transverse section, taken on line 6-6 in Fig.2. Similar characters of reference are employed in'jallof the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring, to said drawing, the toy gun. accordingto this invention "comprises a longitudinally divided body to form meeting halves or shells '1 Oand -11 whichare suitably secured together inoperative assembled relation by transverse bolts 12, orby any other suitable fastening means. The bodyport'ions 10 and ll may be made ofcast orsheet metaLwood or any other desired suitable material. The body portions,. when joined. together, are designed to provide .a chambered breech-portion 14, from the forward end of which projectsthe barrel 15, and at the. rearward end of which is a grip portion 16. Extending up-, wardly and rearwardly from the breech-portion 14 is a magazine section 17, which is shaped somewhat in the form of a gun-stock,the butt of which may berested against the body or shoulder of the operator of the gun so as to steady the same when directing the pointng or aiming thereof. The interior. of the magazine is divided fromthe interior of the breech-portion 14 by a partition 18, which is so shaped as todefine a restricted magazine discharge passage 19 of a cross-sectional areajust sufficient "to pass marble or. ball-like projectil'es'20 singly therethrough fromthe. interior of the magazine. The discharge oroutlet end of said passage 19 communicates with the bore 2 of the barrel15, at a point adjacent to. the inner or rearward end of the latter. The outer rear-ward end of the magazine is closed by'an inverted. conical or funnel-like end wall 22, having a central loading opening 23 9,

through which the projectiles 20 may be passed in filling up the magazine interior therewith.

Fixed within the interior of the breech-portion 14-is a guide member 24-having at its ends laterally extending guide tongues 25 and 26; the for- Ward guide-tongue25 being disposed adjacent to and rearwardly of the juncture of the magazine discharge passage 19 and barrel bore 21, and aligned with the latter. Supported by said guide member 24 for longitudinal movements is a firing bolt 27, the body of which is preferably of rectan gular cross-section. The firing bolt is provided at its; forward end with a firing pin 28 of reduced cross-section, whereby a stop shoulder 29 is provided at the juncture of these parts. The forward guide-tongue 25- is provided with a perforation sized to permit, the extension of the firin pin 28 therethrough to normally project into the rearward end of the barrel bore 21 and so as to underlie the discharge end of the. magazine, discharge passage 19, such normal position of the firingpin 28 being determined by the abutment of the stop-shoulder 29 against therear face of said guide-tongue 25. The rearward guide-tongue 26 end bears thrustingly against the rear end of the firing bolt 27 to urge the latter to the described normal position. Secured to and projecting upwardly from the firing bolt 27 is a retracting stud 32. J ournaled in and extending transversely between the side walls of the breech-portion 14, above the firing bolt 27 is a rotatable shaft 33, which is provided on an exteriorly projecting end with a crank-handle 34, by which the user of the gun may rotate the same. Fixed on the interior portion of said shaft 33, so as to be revolved by re tation of the latter, is a cam or retractor arm 35, so disposed as to operatively engage, retract and then release the retracting stud 32 of the firing bolt 27 at each revolution imparted to the former, thereby retracting the firing bolt and its firing pin preparatory to release of the same for forward firing movement.

Preparatory to the operation of the gun, the user will store asupply of projectiles 20 within the magazine interior, by passing said projectiles through the loading opening 23 into the magazine interior until the same is filled up. The position, form and relation of the magazine to the gun barrel and firingmechanism is such that a magazine of generous projectile storage capacity is provided, adapted to hold at one loading a very considerable number of ball-like projectiles. The stored projectiles, owing to the downward inclination and direction of the magazine and its discharge passage when the gun is held in firing position, assures the constant gravitation of the stored projectiles into the discharge passage in a train and subject to successive release therefrom one at a time for deposit in the rearward end of the barrel bore 21 at each reciprocation of the firing bolt and firing pin. Normally, as has been stated, the firing pin 28 underlies the lowermost projectile 20 which is lodged at the end of the discharge passage 19 ready for deposit within thebarrel bore; the firing pin 28, thus serving, when in normal position, as a detent for holding back uncontrolled discharge of the projectiles from the storage magazine.

When the gun is loaded, the user grasps the grip portion 16 in one hand, and lodges the butt end of the magazine portion against the shoulder or body, thus steadily holding the gun in firm, unwaveringposition with the barrel 15 directed I and aimed as desired. Withthe gun thus held and aimed, the user grasps the crank-handle 34 with the free hand and turns the same to thereby rotate the shaft 33 to cause revolution of the cam or retractor arm 35 in the direction of the arrows shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. As the cam or retractor arm 35 revolves, its free end moves against the, retracting stud 32 to thrust rearwardly upon the same, thus sliding back or retracting the firing bolt 2'7 and firing pin 28,

against the tension of the spring 31, until the firing pin 28 is withdrawn from beneath the lowermostprojectile 20 ready for release from the discharge passage 19 of the magazine.- This withdrawal of the firing pin 28 allows said projectile 20 todrop down into the rearward end of the barrel bore 21, so as to lie in alignment therewith and in front of the retracted firing pin. In order to prevent premature outward movement of the thus positioned projectile through the barrel bore and away from the sphere of influence of the firing pin, a yieldable check means is provided to engage the projectile and obstruct such premature outward movement thereof. This check means is preferably in the form of a flat detent spring 36, suitably secured to the underside of the barrel 15, and provided with an upturned free end portion 37 which extends through an opening 38 in the underside of the barrel 15 to engage the forward side of the deposited projectile. As the revolution of the cam or retractor arm 35 continues it eventually passes out of engagement with the retracting stud 32, thereby releasing the retracted firing bolt 27. The tension of the power spring 31, upon release of the retracted firing bolt 27, induces a powerful forward movement of the same in its guide means, thus powerfully projecting the firing pin 28 with sharp impacting effect against the deposited projectile 20, whereby the latter is propelled outwardly through the barrel bore 21. Continued rotation of the shaft 33 and cm or retractor arm 35 successively and rapidly repeats the above described projective firing operations, until the supply of projectiles carried in the magazine is exhausted.

From the above it will be obvious that the present invention provides a simple and yet eflicient toy rapid-fire gun capable of affording pleasurable amusement to children, while being of such construction and arrangement that no risk of injury to the child when using the same is involved. As many changes could be made in the construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:--

1. A toy rapid-fire gun, comprising a hollow body having a barrel projecting forwardly therefrom, a projectile storage magazine having a discharge passage communicating withtthe rearward end of the bore of said barrel, said magazine being disposed relative to said barrel so as to feed projectiles by gravity thereto, a longitudinally slidable firing-bolt aligned with and rearwardly disposed relative to said barrel, said firing-bolt having a firing pin to normally enter said barrel and underlie the magazine discharge passage to detain projectiles against release from the magazine until said firing-bolt is retracted, a'guide member within the hollow body having perforate tongues to slidably support and guide said firing bolt, a power spring bearing on the rearward end of said firing-bolt for imparting firing impulse thereto, a retracting stud projecting angularly upward from said firing-bolt intermediate its ends, a shaft transversely journaled in said body above said firing-bolt and having external means for manually rotating the same, and a cam arm revolvable by said shaft and cooperative with said retracting stud for retracting and releasing said firing-bolt.

2. A toy rapid-fire gun, comprising a breechportion having a barrel projectingfrom its forward end and a grip-portion connected with its rearward end, a projectile magazine projecting upwardly and rearwardly from said breech-portion, said magazine having a discharge passage communicating with the rear end of said barrel so as to feed projectiles one at a time by gravity into the latter and subject to the action of said firing mechanism, the free end wall of said magazine being of inverted conical shape and having an opening at its inner apex end through which projectiles may be loaded into said magazine, a firing mechanism comprising a longitudinally slidable firing-bolt, means within said breechportion to guide said firing-bolt, said firing-bolt said breech-portion and having an external crank-handle for rotating the same, and a cam arm revolvable by said shaft and cooperative with said retracting stud for retracting and releasing said firing-bolt and pin.

WALTER, TRUBENBACH. FRANK WARHOLICK. 

